Seafaring robots help UH Hilo researchers study lava entering ocean
With technology called Wave Gliders, scientists have the rare opportunity to study the effects of the lava entering the ocean.
UH researchers develop new method of making bubbles last longer
College of Engineering Professor Yi Zuo developed a novel arbitrary waveform generator.
Hawai¡®i ranks 24th in national child well-being
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Center on the Family releases Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s latest KIDS COUNT® Data Book ranking which finds that despite gains in education the state's proficiency rates are still below the national average.
Women 65+ should be screened for osteoporosis
Chien-Wen Tseng of the John A. Burns School of Medicine is a member of the U.S.U Preventive Services Task Force, which issued the recommendation.
Key to fighting opioid deaths: Increase health insurance coverage for addiction treatment
New national opioid addiction policy recommendations were co-authored by Professor Claudio Nigg in the UH Office of Public Health Studies.
Is the interstellar asteroid really a comet?
Researchers say ʻOumuamua's previous classification as an interstellar asteroid has to be corrected and should be changed to a comet.
Novel, abundant nitrogen-fixing microbes in surface ocean discovered
A large-scale study of the Earth¡¯s surface ocean, co-authored by SOEST professor Michael Rapp¨¦ indicates that the microbes responsible for fixing nitrogen there include an abundant and widely distributed suite of non-photosynthetic bacterial populations.
Grant improves understanding of Hawaiian and Strombolian volcanism
Bruce Houghton at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology is helping to improve fundamental knowledge of eruption behaviors.
New research provides ¡®oases¡¯ of hope for the future of coral reefs
HIMB Director Ruth Gates says she is amazed by the capacity of badly damaged reefs to recover from past disturbances.
Sweet potato production can be improved with select fertilizers
UH Hilo researchers highly recommended soil testing to determine if current fertilization practices are sustainable and can maintain the production of sweet potato tubers.